Linemen haven't gotten bigger. What about the 90s Cowboys? Or the original Hogs? Those lines were bigger than a lot of teams' lines today, and the Hogs date back to the early 80s. White would dominate as much as ever.

It'd be interesting. He wouldn't get as many rushes as he used to, but he'd get his chances. If anything, with a lineman like Reggie, I'd vote for playing nickel even more. He's good enough for it to work.

Does Nitschke translate to the modern game? He might only be a 2-down player in what is currently a passing league.

Ringo was the size of a modern NFL safety--he played at 211 pounds. He was undersized WHEN HE PLAYED.

Gregg has the same basic question as BOTH of the above. He is undersized (250 playing weight, but at least he has the height to MAYBE bulk up) and does he have the feet to be an elite pass protector? LT was a different position back when he played.

Apparently you never saw any of them play. I'm not joking. And they would all be big enough to play in today's game, given today's training. Nitschke 6'3'' 235, Ringo 6'1" 232, Gregg 6'4" 249.

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Huh?

Ringo = 232. Modern Centers = 300. Ringo made his money being quick and pulling. In the modern game, he's breakfast for a NT, and the MLB behind him, who is STILL ~20 pounds bigger than Ringo, uses the leftovers for tooth picks.

Gregg = 250. Modern Tackles = 310+. My question on him is more about skillset. He was a great tackle in his day, before the concept of edge rushers really existed. We don't know if he can hack it in the modern game at all. Or can if he can add 40-70 pounds on his frame and still do his job.

Same idea with Nitschke. Great all-around player in his day, but I don't look at him and say, "There's a guy who can turn and run with pass catching TEs and Running backs in man to man coverage." If he can't do that, he's no more valuable to us than Hawk.

The further you go back in NFL history, the harder it is to project them to the modern game, simply because of how much it has changed. Reggie works because he didn't play that long ago, he was a physical freak when he did play, and his job is more or less unchanged from when he did play.

Larry McCarren was 6'3" and played at 250. Have you seen him today? Thin. He'd play over 300 today, just as all the old timers would, given training today.

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You presume too much. How do you know Gregg, for example, would take another 50 pounds to his frame? It might not be in his genetics. He might, at best, have the body of a strong-side 4-3 defensive end.

How do you know he has the feet to block the Wares, Matthews, and Allens of the modern NFL? He didn't have to do that when he played?

Suppose he can handle 50 more pounds AND he does have the feet to play tackle in 2013. Do you know for certain that he can add those 50 pounds and still move well enough?

How are his hands? Arm length? Remember, when he played, offensive linemen couldn't use their hands. He might be a terrible pass protector all around.

Would any player from the old days be a better athlete in the modern game? Absolutely. Can we predict exactly how? Nope. It is entirely possible the best players to pick from the 1960s for the modern game were either bench warmers or not even in the league back then. Different skillsets are preferred, we have more specialists, and substitutions. Taken to the extreme, maybe Bubba who worked a farm in the 1960s, a guy no one has ever heard of, would have taking to regimented training better than anyone on the Packers 1960s roster. As a result, he takes Gregg's job and forgotten to history.